Monday, August 25, 2008

The BSNYC Absentee Art Exhibition (Part II)

"With everything that's gone on in the last three months - I had tendonitis, a huge crash in the Tour de France, defending the yellow (jersey) with only one leg and breaking my anterior cruciate ligament - I was on crutches for three or four days after the Tour."

Mr. Evans has instructed me to contact you concerning the disparagements and injuriously statements you have made against him visually. However the cad whines so much about everything I can not see how we can make a substantial case for injury.

Once again I am tickled into reflection at your Cindy Sherman-esque treatment of Cadel as both protagonist and antagonist, a voyeur of his own narcissism.

In this tryptic, I find the lampoonery of the physical deformation inherent to both the slight-statured, fat-footed Frodo and the EPO-swilling, peglegged pirate in the first 2 images to be apt signifiers of his poorly cobbled performances and subsequent attempts at mea culpa.

As if unfortunate genetics (in the first) and occupational overpacking (in the second) were truly considered the excuses of a cheated champion, Eric K. brands Cadel in the third image with all the visual cruelty that tabloid journalism has seen fit to impart, offering not one shred of color, no hint of sympathy, no escape from the lens of vitriol de rigeuer.

"Excuses Supreme" indeed; to invoke the virtuosity of the cacophonous one begs the question of Evans' dedication to the sport, or of his dedication to being a pretender, as the first 2 images might imply. More universally, merely changing the team kit does nothing to change the rider. The black heart remains.

EricK, nice job. But you better ease off on Cadel, before "and plus some American blogger was making fun of me and it hurt my feelings and you have no idea how hard it is to ride with emotionally crippling pain like that" gets added to his Litany of Excuses.

Funny "boutique" fixie ad by Anon. 12:55. If this bike was so "boutique", then why did they build it out of 501 (cro-mo) tubing? Also, the fork crown clearance might come in useful for scraping the goose doo-doo off my front tire when I ride through the park.

Aw gee, you Americans.. now that Lance is gone you haven't got anyone who is worth sh!t. We won't count Floyd the Doper, then there's Hinacapie and Levi (I coulda been a contender).Finishing 4th, 2nd and 2nd is no mean feat in, what Lance once described as the hardest sporting race in the world. So, when the next American consistently finishes that high (if another one ever does) expect the rest of us to exhibit the same level of sportsmanship as yourselves.

Pick on one of the top athletes in the world for taking second place? You are one weird dude! You can't stand in Cadel's shadow. Go back to picking on the people who deserve it. Are you short on material? Craig

My comments weren't jokes. I was writing to Erik K. about the images he took time to make for our entertainment. Y'know, something other than Podium!, sarcastic kiddie quips, or BOOOOOOORRRRRRIIIINNNNGGG.

Mr. Evans has instructed me to contact you concerning the disparagements and injuriously statements you have made against him visually. However the cad whines so much about everything I can not see how we can make a substantial case for injury.

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While I love cycling and embrace it in all its forms, I'm also extremely critical. So I present to you my venting for your amusement and betterment. No offense meant to the critiqued. Always keep riding!